Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1887-11-25
DAILY HERALD.
IN LUCK.
Councilman Collins Receivers all
ais Horses at once.

Councilman Collins Receivers all
His Horses AT once
It will be remembered that at the
time the fire broke out in Collins
livery stable last Sunday evening that
some twenty head of horses were cut
looseand allowed to run in the street.
Sixteen of them were caught on tire
west side of the city last Monday.
The other four horses, it was learned,
went through the Cahuenga Pass and
passed the Encino ranch, heading for
the Santa Susanna Pass, which leads
over the mountains into Ventura
county.
Mr.. Collins, hearing of the course
they took, started after them with a
horse and 75.pound cart on Tuesday
evening and staid night at the En-.
cino with Charley Celestine. On
On Wednesday morning he crossed
over the Santa Susannas and into the
Santa Clara valley, Ventura county.
After going through the valley eight
miles, he learned that the horses did
not go by that pass, so he headed
west through another pass distance
of twelve miles and there came to the
coast line road in the Conejo Ranch.
He there found the horses had not
come by that road, either, SO he knew
then that they must be somewhere in
the San Fernando valley. He started
back, arriving at Woodbury. Park
about dark on Wednesday evening.
His horse had about given out and
through the kindness of Mr.. Col
man he was given lodgings that night.
Yesterday morning about O'Clock he
started back for San Fernando valley.
He had driven about five miles
through the adobe mud, which was
about four inches deep, when he met
one of his horses and buggy from Los
Angeles, driven by middle-aged
man. Mr.. Collins took in the situa-
ton at a glance and prepared his re-
volver in his overcoat pocket for action.
The following conversation then took
place: Mr.. C.-"Good morning. How
far have you Gomez" about four
miles," replied the driver. Mr.. c.
"Your horse looks as though he had
come great deal farther than that ?"
"Well, yes, replied the man, 81 came
from Pasadena" Mr.. C.-"Didn' t
you come from Los Angeles? 2" ''No,"
was the reply. Mr.. C.-'Didn't you
get that horse and buggy at Collins
stable 2" "No," replied the man, 81
bought this horse und buggy four
years and a half ago at Ell Monte. +"
Mr.. Clare you sure of that ?''
EYES," was the reply. Mr.. G. (hand-
ing him one of his cards) said-"This
is Collins horse and buggy and l am
Collins, and want you to turn that
horse around and drive him back to
Los Angeles" This the man did after
. few words OF earnest persuasion.
Arriving at the Encino ranch they
there met Mr.. Celestine just from the
Workman ranch, with the four lost
horses. Two of them were very valua-
BILE. Mr.. Collins put fresh horse in
in the buggy and left the other horses
at the Encino. He took the man to
the stable, where he was informed
that he had hired the buggys to go to
Lamanda Park about O'Clock on the
day before. The fellow must have
driven all night as the roads were
heavy and he was over forty miles
from this city when he was met yes
terday morning heading for Ventura.
Mr.. Collins turned him over to Chief
Darcy for safe keeping. He gave his
name as George Williams, and was
charged with grand larceny.